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Bob Schieffer Using Twitter To Get Input For Interview Questions

Shaun Donovan

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Bob Schieffer may be dipping his toe into the micro-blogging phenomenon that is Twitter. I can only imagine how little time he has for this kind of thing, being that when I last interviewed him, he had about 500 emails/day to triage.

But he tried an interesting experiment today – asking the Twitterverse what they’d like him to ask HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan on Face The Nation this Sunday. I suggested that most Americans were probably curious to know who qualifies for federal assistance with their mortgages.

What would you like Bob to ask Shaun? You can make suggestions or follow Bob on Twitter: @bobschieffer

And for a bit of trivia – it’s a small world after all – Shaun Donovan’s younger sister went to medical school with me. She has kindly hosted me at her apartment in New York City on numerous occasions – so it seems that her whole family is directly involved with housing people of all walks of life – even bloggers.

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